Ellen Goodman is a distinguished American journalist, syndicated columnist, and author, widely admired for her thoughtful commentary on social change,.

I finally drew the line at a dinner invitation. My husband wanted to try a much-touted restaurant where they present you with a platter of raw foods and a hot pot. The prospect of this adventure in ...

BOSTONIn the end, the personal was political. What brought the 78-year-old California governor and former Jesuit seminarian to sign the law that will allow doctors to prescribe life-ending drugs to ...

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BOSTON - So the family will be gathering again. No, not the family, the clan. That's the word we always used to describe the Kennedys, as if they were the huge sprawling royal tribe of our political ...

BOSTON — Remember when we were told that a woman who wanted the top job had to be twice as good as a man? Now the first woman president of United States of Television has failed to get a second term, ...

NEW YORK — I went to the grannies for a booster shot of optimism. It’s been that kind of a week. We just passed the third anniversary of the flight-jacket photo op and its mission unaccomplished. The ...